We are always committed to building a team focused on serving our community. See the open opportunities below.

The Managing Attorney provides an oversees high-quality civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. This is a senior management position based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Managing Attorney supervises, evaluates, and addresses personnel-related matters for professional and support staff within designated units, while ensuring alignment with ERLS’s mission, advocacy principles, priorities, and work plans. The Managing Attorney also maintains an active caseload and/or engages in other substantive advocacy. 

East River Legal Services (ERLS) is seeking to hire an Intake Attorney. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Intake Attorney is responsible for managing the intake team, rendering legal support services including, but not limited to: meeting with clients (in-person or on the phone), creating advice letter templates on each new legal issue that arises, keeping letter templates up to date with changing laws or new discoveries, drafting pro se templates for civil actions that are not available from UJS, developing scripts for intake staff as well as performing other duties as assigned. The Intake Attorney does not maintain an active caseload beyond brief services.

A career with ERLS offers the opportunity to work with a team of professionals driven by a passion for making a difference in the lives of our clients and community. Our total benefits package offers 100% employer-paid medical, dental, life, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D).

At ERLS we are committed to offering fair and equal employment opportunities to all job applicants and employees. We strictly prohibit any forms of discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.